The Bqe Vinyl

The original 40 minute motion picture soundtrack on 180 gram vinyl.

The bqe vinyl.

Movement iv traffic shock 8. Original super teenage hooper heroes comic book. The show consisted of an original film directed and written by stevens accompanied by an orchestra performing a live soundtrack. The bqe album is no different.

Interlude i dream sequence in subi circumnavigation 6. Movement ii sleeping invader 5. A 32 page booklet with breathtaking scenic photos of the brooklyn queens expressway in all its psychedelic glory. Listening to it was like taking a journey through american 20th century classical music i kept hearing elements of copland grofé ives bernstein gershwin glass coming through.

Referencing the bqe the original motion picture soundtrack lp album ltd akr 278 beautiful three panel gatefold sleeve with a heavy booklet pretty proper way to have this. Introductory fanfare for the hooper heroes 3. Commissioned by brooklyn academy of music bam the bqe was originally performed in the howard gilman opera house in celebration of the 25th anniversary next wave festival in october of 2007. The bqe is a mixed medium artistic exploration of the brooklyn queens expressway by sufjan stevens the project originally manifested in the form of a live show performed on november 1 3 2007.

The brooklyn queens expressway is an incidental 12 7 miles of urban roadway built over the course of several decades 1939 1964 spear headed by the master architect robert moses to accommodate for the increase of commercial and commuter traffic in new york city s outer boroughs. Prelude on the esplanade 2. Indiscriminate existential road trip liner notes by sufjan stevens. The bqe is a mixed medium artistic exploration of the brooklyn queens expressway by sufjan stevens the project originally manifested in the form of a live show performed on november 1 3 2007.

I have enjoyed most of sufjan stevens albums often for quite different reasons. The roadway was a painstaking piecemeal project poorly. Movement i in the countenance of kings 4. Movement iii linear tableau with intersecting surprise 7.

Limited edition vinyl includes. Reply notify me helpful. The show consisted of an original film directed and written by stevens accompanied by an orchestra performing a live soundtrack.